Yamaha Gigmaker Level Up Electric Guitar Package - Red Metallic

The Yamaha GIGMAKER Level Up package is the sensible way to start on electric guitar: a Pacifica 112J in Red Metallic, a Line 6 Spider V 20 MkII amp, and the bits you need to plug in and play on day one. The Pacifica is the reason to buy this over a no-name bundle. It is a real instrument with an alder body and a pickup layout that covers most styles, so nothing needs replacing when the playing gets serious.

Pacifica 112J: alder body, bolt-on maple neck

The guitar is built around an alder body with a bolt-on maple neck at a 648mm (25-1/2 inch) scale length. The fingerboard is rosewood or walnut with a 350mm radius and 22 medium frets, and the neck measures 41mm at the urea nut, widening to 51.4mm at the 12th fret. Depth is 20.9mm at the first fret, which is slim enough for smaller hands to get around.

Humbucker and single coil, five-way switch

A ceramic humbucker sits in the bridge with a ceramic single coil at the neck, and a 5-position lever switch runs through the combinations. Controls are simply master volume and master tone, so a new player learns what each knob does in about a minute. The humbucker handles rock and heavier sounds; the single-coil positions cover clean, funk and blues.

Vintage-style tremolo and covered tuners

A vintage-style tremolo bridge with 10.5mm string spacing lets you add wobble to a chord or dip a note. Covered tuning machines keep the tuning steady, and the 1-ply white pickguard protects the finish from pick scratches. The guitar ships strung with 0.009 to 0.042 gauge strings, a light set that is easy on beginner fingertips.

Line 6 Spider V 20 MkII amp, tuner, strap, cable, picks and strings

The Spider V 20 MkII combo amp is matched to the guitar, so you are not shopping for one separately. The pack also has a clip-on tuner, a strap, an instrument cable, picks and a spare set of strings. Team that with the guitar's 22 frets and 5-way switching, and there is enough here to learn on for years.

Set up and ready

Set up in-store by Guitar World Australia's techs before it ships to you. A well-set-up guitar is far easier to learn on, so we check the action and tuning on the Pacifica before it leaves the shop.

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